Relett Bale Tomb, in Churchyard 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1985. Tomb.
Relett Bale Tomb, in Churchyard 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- western-tracery-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 635 225
- Coordinates
- 51.00149, -2.52014
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Relett Bale Tomb, located in the churchyard 6 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Andrew, is an early 18th-century structure that has been dismembered, with portions now laid flat. It is made of Ham stone and features two pairs of plain bordered side panels with a central reeded pilaster. One panel is inscribed "Here---of John-ett who--1722," while the other reads "Here lyeth the body of Mary wife of John Relett who died July 7 1719." The second panel may consist of the two end pieces, which have double reeded pilasters, one adorned with an 8-petal rose. The top stones are half cylinders, with one displaying a cartouche and the other featuring skulls and bones. The carving is not particularly sophisticated, making this a very rare example of its type in South East Somerset.
Local climate
Relett Bale Tomb, in Churchyard 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Andrew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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